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en-usPenn State University Relationsnews@psu.edu (Penn State News)Professor uses data gathered from squirrels to make musichttp://news.psu.edu/story/348178/2015/03/16/research/professor-uses-data-gathered-squirrels-make-music
Mark Ballora, a Penn State professor, is using sonification to help University researchers translate their data into musical audio and reach new audiences.
http://news.psu.edu/story/348178/2015/03/16/research/professor-uses-data-gathered-squirrels-make-musicMon, 16 Mar 2015 09:10 -0400Penn State News - climate changeInteraction of ocean oscillations caused 'false pause' in global warminghttp://news.psu.edu/story/346448/2015/02/26/research/interaction-ocean-oscillations-caused-false-pause-global-warming
The recent slowdown in climate warming is due, at least in part, to natural oscillations in the climate, according to a team of climate scientists, who add that these oscillations represent variability internal to the climate system. They do not signal any slowdown in human-caused global warming.
http://news.psu.edu/story/346448/2015/02/26/research/interaction-ocean-oscillations-caused-false-pause-global-warmingThu, 26 Feb 2015 14:00 -0500Penn State News - climate changeIconic graph at center of climate debatehttp://news.psu.edu/story/344876/2015/02/14/research/iconic-graph-center-climate-debate
The "Hockey Stick" graph, a simple plot representing temperature over time, led to the center of the larger debate on climate change, and skewed the trajectory of at least one researcher, according to Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor of Meteorology, Penn State.
http://news.psu.edu/story/344876/2015/02/14/research/iconic-graph-center-climate-debateSat, 14 Feb 2015 13:00 -0500Penn State News - climate changeAlley receives BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in climate changehttp://news.psu.edu/story/340146/2015/01/09/research/alley-receives-bbva-foundation-frontiers-knowledge-award-climate
Richard B. Alley, Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences has been named the recipient of the 2015 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the category of Climate Change.
http://news.psu.edu/story/340146/2015/01/09/research/alley-receives-bbva-foundation-frontiers-knowledge-award-climateFri, 09 Jan 2015 16:52 -0500Penn State News - climate change'From the Front Line: Climate Change Conversations' to be held Dec. 12http://news.psu.edu/story/337245/2014/12/05/public-events/front-line-climate-change-conversations-be-held-dec-12
A facilitated discussion with Petra Tschakert and Chris Forest about recently released reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and learnings from 2014 Lima Climate Change Convention will take place from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, in 112 Walker Building. An informal reception will follow.
http://news.psu.edu/story/337245/2014/12/05/public-events/front-line-climate-change-conversations-be-held-dec-12Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:44 -0500Penn State News - climate changePenn State to help Northeast agriculture adapt to potential climate changehttp://news.psu.edu/story/335443/2014/11/19/research/penn-state-help-northeast-agriculture-adapt-potential-climate
Penn State is one of 12 land-grant universities that will collaborate with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Northeast Climate Hub to give the region's farmers, foresters and land managers better access to information and tools for adapting to climate and weather variability. As part of the agreement, the College of Agricultural Sciences will partner with Cornell University to develop, implement and evaluate decision-support materials for producers that describe how best to cope with -- and even take advantage of -- increasing weather-related risks.
http://news.psu.edu/story/335443/2014/11/19/research/penn-state-help-northeast-agriculture-adapt-potential-climateWed, 19 Nov 2014 13:02 -0500Penn State News - climate changeMann honored with 2014 Pongo Environmental Awardhttp://news.psu.edu/story/334107/2014/11/11/research/mann-honored-2014-pongo-environmental-award
Michael E. Mann, Distinguished professor of meteorology and director of Penn State's Earth System Science Center, received a 2014 Pongo Environmental Award. Mann received the award at the Orang Utan Republik Foundation's annual fundraiser, Oct. 19, Beverly Hills, Calif.
http://news.psu.edu/story/334107/2014/11/11/research/mann-honored-2014-pongo-environmental-awardTue, 11 Nov 2014 12:01 -0500Penn State News - climate changeClimate change not responsible for altering forest tree compositionhttp://news.psu.edu/story/330343/2014/10/15/research/climate-change-not-responsible-altering-forest-tree-composition
Change in disturbance regimes -- rather than a change in climate -- is largely responsible for altering the composition of Eastern forests, according to a researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
http://news.psu.edu/story/330343/2014/10/15/research/climate-change-not-responsible-altering-forest-tree-compositionWed, 15 Oct 2014 09:06 -0400Penn State News - climate changeFine-scale climate model projections predict malaria at local levelshttp://news.psu.edu/story/319877/2014/07/02/research/fine-scale-climate-model-projections-predict-malaria-local-levels
Fine-scale climate model projections suggest the possibility that population centers in cool, highland regions of East Africa could be more vulnerable to malaria than previously thought, while population centers in hot, lowland areas could be less vulnerable, according to a team of researchers. The team applied a statistical technique to conventional, coarse-scale climate models to better predict malaria dynamics at local levels.
http://news.psu.edu/story/319877/2014/07/02/research/fine-scale-climate-model-projections-predict-malaria-local-levelsWed, 02 Jul 2014 10:25 -0400Penn State News - climate changeClimate change, other factors may reshape central Appalachian forestshttp://news.psu.edu/story/316956/2014/05/28/research/climate-change-other-factors-may-reshape-central-appalachian
The hardwood forests of the central Appalachians are a bastion of biodiversity, providing protective habitat for some 6,000 species of plants and animals. They support a $5 billion forest products industry in Pennsylvania alone. But these forests face stresses that could change their character substantially over the next hundred years. One of these stresses is climate change. Given current forecasts for rising temperatures and increased precipitation, the suitable habitats for many individual tree species are expected to migrate north. But forest ecologist Margot Kaye says the impact on actual trees is hard to predict.
http://news.psu.edu/story/316956/2014/05/28/research/climate-change-other-factors-may-reshape-central-appalachianWed, 28 May 2014 08:20 -0400Penn State News - climate changeLeaf chewing links insect diversity in modern and ancient forests http://news.psu.edu/story/314397/2014/05/02/research/leaf-chewing-links-insect-diversity-modern-and-ancient-forests
Observations of insects and their feeding marks on leaves in modern forests confirm indications from fossil leaf deposits that the diversity of chewing damage relates directly to diversity of the insect population that created it, according to an international team of researchers.
http://news.psu.edu/story/314397/2014/05/02/research/leaf-chewing-links-insect-diversity-modern-and-ancient-forestsFri, 02 May 2014 17:00 -0400Penn State News - climate changeProfessors to embark on D.C. cycling trip to raise climate change awareness http://news.psu.edu/story/313711/2014/04/28/impact/professors-embark-dc-cycling-trip-raise-climate-change-awareness
On Friday, May 2, Jonathan Brockopp, associate professor of history, will give his last lectures for the semester and then hop on his bicycle to ride the first leg of a four-day journey to Washington, D.C. Brockopp is part of a seven-person team, riding their bikes to raise awareness about the ethical dimensions of climate change.
http://news.psu.edu/story/313711/2014/04/28/impact/professors-embark-dc-cycling-trip-raise-climate-change-awarenessMon, 28 Apr 2014 12:34 -0400Penn State News - climate changePenn State conference tackles reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zerohttp://news.psu.edu/story/312398/2014/04/16/impact/penn-state-conference-tackles-reducing-greenhouse-gas-emissions-zero
On April 11, more than 70 Penn State staff, students and faculty members attended a conference on Penn State’s greenhouse gas emissions. According to conference organizer Jonathan Brockopp, the goal was “to begin imagining a workable plan to achieve zero effective emissions by 2050.” Sponsors for the conference were Penn State’s Sustainability Institute, the Rock Ethics Institute, and the Center for Ethics and Religious Affairs.
http://news.psu.edu/story/312398/2014/04/16/impact/penn-state-conference-tackles-reducing-greenhouse-gas-emissions-zeroWed, 16 Apr 2014 16:57 -0400Penn State News - climate changeWebinar to focus on climate change’s impacts on regional food systemshttp://news.psu.edu/story/311595/2014/04/11/public-events/webinar-focus-climate-change%E2%80%99s-impacts-regional-food-systems
Climate change and its implications for regional agriculture is the topic of a free web-based seminar being offered at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 25. The webinar is sponsored by the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, which is directed by Stephan Goetz, a professor of agricultural and regional economics in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
http://news.psu.edu/story/311595/2014/04/11/public-events/webinar-focus-climate-change%E2%80%99s-impacts-regional-food-systemsFri, 11 Apr 2014 10:20 -0400Penn State News - climate changePenn State conference explores reducing greenhouse gas emissions … to zerohttp://news.psu.edu/story/311417/2014/04/10/administration/penn-state-conference-explores-reducing-greenhouse-gas
From 9 a.m. to noon Friday, April 11, over 70 Penn State staff, students, and faculty members will attend a conference on Penn State’s greenhouse gas emissions. According to conference organizer Jonathan Brockopp, the goal is “to begin imagining a workable plan to achieve zero effective emissions by 2050.”
http://news.psu.edu/story/311417/2014/04/10/administration/penn-state-conference-explores-reducing-greenhouse-gasThu, 10 Apr 2014 12:50 -0400Penn State News - climate change